Chiropractic treatment for back pain is used to treat musculoskeletal conditions, such as problems with the muscles, joints, bones, and connective tissue. Studies about this type of treatment have been of uneven quality and provide insufficient findings to permit firm conclusions. However, the basic idea is that chiropractic back pain treatment and conventional medical treatments are equally helpful, at least when it comes to treating lower back pain.

Chiropractic care focuses on the relationship between the body’s structure, primarily the backbone, and function. Doctors of chiropractic, also called chiropractors or chiropractic physicians, use a kind of hands-on therapy called modification or alteration as their primary clinical procedure.

This is an alternative medical therapy and takes a different approach from conventional medicine.

The basic ideas behind chiropractic care are as follows:

The body has a powerful self-healing ability
The body’s structure (primarily that of the backbone) and its function are closely related, and this relationship affects health
The goal of chiropractic therapy is to normalize the relationship between structure and function, and helping the body as it heals.

When visiting a Miami chiropractor, on your preliminary consultation, the chiropractor will take your medical history, perform a physical examination with special emphasis on the backbone, as well as perform other examinations or tests, such as x-rays and blood tests. Your chiropractor will then create a treatment plan in the event you are found to be an appropriate candidate for chiropractic therapy.

During treatment, your chiropractor may perform one or more adjustments. An alteration, also called a modification treatment, is a manual therapy, or hands-on therapy. Chiropractic adjustments involve applying a quick, controlled force to a joint. The adjustments are applied chiefly to the backbone and they are done to increase the range and quality of motion in the area being treated.

Most chiropractors use other treatments in addition to alteration, such as mobilization, massage, and non-manual treatments.

Examples of non-manual chiropractic treatments include: